ENGLAND
Andrew Strauss 10 - I rarely give out 10s but almost 200 runs in the match and captaining the side to victory is deserving of it on this occasion.
Alastair Cook 7 - First innings failure; milked England to victory second time round.
Jonathan Trott 6 - No hugely significant contribution, but unbeaten at the end and on the winning team.
Kevin Pietersen 8 - Aggressive knock on Saturday evening was a momentum swinger. Will be disappointed not to have gone on.
Ian Bell 5 - Not a busy game.
Jonny Bairstow 2 - A very uncomfortable second Test innings. Needs to score at Edgbaston or face dropping out of the team.
Matt Prior 7 - The usual faultless 'keeping display.
Tim Bresnan 9 - Ineffective for much of the first innings, but came back well against the tailenders, before playing a leading role in the West Indian collapse second time round. Also added critical runs.
Stuart Broad 6 - Perhaps a little below his best with the ball, but his partnership with Bresnan was significant.
Graeme Swann 6 - Again left with little to do. Did take the important first innings wicket of Chanderpaul.
James Anderson 8 - Rarely disappoints these days.
WEST INDIES
Adrian Barath 2 - Still far from the finished article.
Kieran Powell 3 - Got off to a good start first time round, but made another misjudgment in the second innings.
Kirk Edwards 1 - His two Test centuries are becoming a distant memory. Never looked the slightest bit comfortable.
Darren Bravo 3 - Looks the most assured of the young batsmen, but no Lara at this stage.
Shiv Chanderpaul 6 - Staved off England for a long time in the first innings. Can't do all the work every day, as was shown in being bounced out in his second knock.
Marlon Samuels 10 - The real Marlon Samuels finally seems to have arrived. Led the resistance in both innings, and recorded his first Test hundred for over four years. Contributed a couple of wickets too.
Denesh Ramdin 5 - One dropped chance, but kept reasonably well. Needs to score more runs to justify selection ahead of Baugh.
Darren Sammy 9 - Lets give the man some credit. An aggressive maiden Test hundred briefly gave his team a sniff, and he bowled as well as can be expected of him.
Kemar Roach 7 - Bowled some aggressive spells, but no balls continue to be an issue.
Shane Shillingford 3 - Not a threat in English conditions.
Ravi Rampaul 7 - Demonstrated his improvement over recent years, and took three wickets. Pace similar to Broad and Anderson.
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